Telephone-support.



F. J. EISENHUT. TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED v4.15. 1911.

Patented July 30, 1918.

I IIIHIHHIWWZ 4 I H1 FRANK J. EISENHUT, OF W'OODI-LAVEN' NEW' YORK;

TELEPHONE-SUPPORT.

7 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jl lly 19118;

Application filed January 15, 1917. Serial No. 142,380.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK J. Ersnnrrn'r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at WVoodhaven, county of Queens, State of New York, have 'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone- Supports, of which the following is a specification. 7

This'invention relates to supports forarticles such as telephones of the desk type and similar articles, and isparticularly directed to a support comprising a member for carrying the g eater part or a whole of the weight of the article, together w th means provided with an opening havlng rel atively fixed sides for limiting the extent of movement of the article and means extending within the contour of said opening for yieldably holding said article on said-memher. Preferably, the yieldable holding means comprises two jaw-like elements movably mounted on a suitable support and movably and resiliently related to one another.

The invention attains the advantages of securely placing the telephone or other article on a support which may be mounted on a wall or on the side'of a desk or other article of furniture, thereby leaving the top of the desk free for use for other purposes. The invention also attains the advantage of permitting the telephone or other article to be readily and quickly removed from such support and placed in convenient posltion relative to the user while at the same time affording protection to the telephone or other article from falling from the support when struck accidentally. A-further feature of the invention is that the support does not involve any instrumentality which is attached to or affixed to the telephone proper.

Other features and objects of the invention will be more fully understood from the following detail description and the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of the invention, showing a telephone of a desk type as an article supported by means of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same, with certain portions thereof partly broken away for sake of clearness.

Referring to the drawings, the main sup accidents.

porting member is shown as. a shelf 1 hav ing the back 2 adapted to be attached to'a wall or onto an article offurniture or the like by means of screws? In suitable relation to such memberl is provided the means for restricting within fixed limits, the move ment of the telephone 1, or other article, said restricting means being shown as aprojecting member 5 provided with the opening A 6 having the fixed sides 7. The particular shape of said opening 6 and the extent of clearance relative to the stem portion 8 of the article will be determined bythe nature and manner of use of such-article.

The resiliently holding means is'.illustrated as comprising the'coacting' duplicate jaw-like elements 9, 9, arranged in juxta posed relation to one'another and having their-jaws 10 respectively extending toward the forward portion of said opening 6. Said ]LWS 10 are shaped to permit ready passage of the'article into and out of the opening 6.

Each said element9 is movably mounted on a suitable support, as by means of a pin ments 9. The resilient means is shown as comprising two oppositely disposed springs 17 positioned between each jaw-like element 9 and a fixed part such as said fixed part 13. Such combination of resilient means and. said movable mounting arrangement af fords instant relative separation of the for ward jaws of the elements 9 to permit entry of the telephone or other article within the opening 6, while attaining a secure holdonto the article after havingbeen placed on the support. In the event that the article is subjected to a relatively light force, the

yielding jaws firmly protect the article front I falling off of. the support. tively strong force be applied, thefixed sides ofthe opening 6 will preclude movement beyond the limits defined by said fixed sides. It will be noted that the relatively delicate holding elements are protected by the projecting member 5, under all conditions of Should a 'reh- For convenience, said projecting member 5, is arranged in duplicate on the opposite faces of said fixed part 13, and said jawlike elements 9 disposed between said duplicate members It Will also be noted that the projecting member is arranged to preserve the operative relation of the parts of the article to be supported and to this end, in the case of a telephone, the projecting member is sufficiently close to the supporting member to permit the receiver 18 to be freely hung from the telephone hook 19.

As shown, it is convenient for manufac ture and assembling, although not essential to the invention, that the resilient means be of the form of duplicate fiat springs, and positioned between each jaw-like element and a fixed support loosely vithin a suit-- able recess and the ends of the springi. lodged Within suitable recesses respectively in said jaw-like elements. Also, for reasons of simplicity of manufacture and assembly, although not essential to the invention, the mounting means comprise round pins inserted in suitable openings in the respective jaw-like elements and the fixed support.

Whereas I have described and illustrated my invention by reference to specific embodiment thereof, it will be understood that modifications and changes may be made Without departing from the invention.

I cl aim 1. A holder for telephones and the like, comprising a base, means in stationary re lation to said base for receiving a portion of the article, said means including fixed arms having their free ends spaced one from another to form an open sided receiving aperture, and means for yieldingly engaging a portion of the article, said yielding means including movable arms having their free ends normally extending Witllili the contour of said receiving aperture and means normally holding the free ends of said arms in spaced relation.

2. A holder for telephones and the like, comprising a base, means in stationary relation to said base for receiving a portion of the article, said means including fixed arms having their free ends spaced one from another to form an open sided receiving aperture, and means for yieldingly engaging a portion of the article, said yielding means including movable arms having their free ends normally extending Within the contour of said receiving aperture and lost motion mounting means normally holding the free ends of said arms in spaced relation.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification this 13th day of January, 1917.

FRANK J. EISENHUT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

